Chapter 4037 Too precious
I think Old Zhang must have had a general understanding of the Fire Domain before Eighth Master came here. He knew that this place was dangerous and that Li Chao and Master Zhiqing probably couldn't handle it, so he sent us along to help.
We, the Sixth Regiment, may not have any great skills, but we have plenty of tricks up our sleeves. Basically, we rarely fail to get what we want. It was precisely because of this that Old Zhang lured us here.
Things are far more complicated than we imagined; we never expected there to be so many countries in this fiery region.
According to Wukan, these countries are distributed like the five rings of Yanbei. The people of Nie Er Kingdom are in the fifth ring, while the fourth ring is controlled by a country called Di Ren Kingdom. The people of Di Ren Kingdom live in the water, have human heads, but their bodies are like fish, and they occasionally come out of the water to breathe.
If you continue forward from Nie'er Kingdom until you reach a place with water, you will reach the territory of the Di people.
After passing through the Di people's country, the territory of the Long-legged country lies ahead. The people of the Long-legged country have exceptionally long legs, especially their feet, which are so large that they can crush a person with a single step.
The people of Changguguo are equivalent to those living in the third ring road of Yanbei.
Beyond the Long-legged Country lies the Hairy Country, whose people have an even more peculiar appearance, covered in long, thick black hair.
The place where this Maomin Kingdom is located is the coldest place in the Fire Domain. The people of this Maomin Kingdom don't even need to wear clothes because their body hair is extremely thick. Moreover, the people of the Maomin Kingdom are all very powerful and skilled in cultivation.
Beyond the second ring of Maomin Kingdom lies the most central area of the entire Fire Domain, which is the territory of Guanxiong Kingdom.
The people of the Pierced-Chest Kingdom are the most ferocious among the five kingdoms of the Fire Domain. Each person from the Pierced-Chest Kingdom has a hole in their chest, about the size of a fist, which is transparent. The reason why the people of the Pierced-Chest Kingdom are the strongest is because the hole in their chest can directly connect with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, allowing them to better absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth for cultivation.
The Kingdom of Guanxiong controls Mount Zhaoyao and is mainly responsible for guarding the Zhaoyao tree.
Normally, the people from the five countries do not interact with each other, nor do they invade each other's territory; they have always lived in peace.
However, the five countries have a tacit agreement to jointly protect the Zhaoyao Tree on Zhaoyao Mountain.
Once the people of Guanxiong Kingdom feel that Zhaoyao Wood is in danger, they will gather experts from the five kingdoms to protect it together.
That is why the people of Guanxiong Kingdom distribute some leaves of the Zhaoyao tree to the other countries every year. Only by giving benefits will the people of the other countries help them.
The leaves of this swaying tree have countless uses. They can be used to enhance cultivation, prolong life, and heal injuries. Most miraculously, they can regenerate severed limbs. The royal families of every country cherish the leaves of this swaying tree.
According to Wukan, even a dying person who uses the leaves of this 'Swish Tree' will live for several more years.
Hearing what Wukan said, the disheveled Taoist priest and I grew increasingly disheartened.
So, Mount Zhaoyao is located in the center of the five countries. It's not easy to get to Mount Zhaoyao, and even if you get there, it's extremely difficult to find the Zhaoyao wood. Getting your hands on it is even more difficult than climbing to heaven.
Even if we manage to get our hands on it, it won't be easy for us to leave here alive. We'll inevitably face layers of obstacles from experts from five different countries, which could really be a death sentence.
It seems that we need to think carefully and come up with a proper way to help Li Chao get the "Swish Wood".
Where there's a will, there's a way. As long as we old guys are here, there's always a way to overcome difficulties.
After chatting with Wukan for a while, we followed him back to the red house where we had eaten earlier.
When we got back, we found that Brother Gu and the others had already eaten and were sitting in the house waiting for us.
"Xiao Jie, this meat is really well cooked, so delicious! I ate eight bowls, but it's all gone..." Little Fatty, that glutton, patted his stomach as soon as he saw me, indicating that he wasn't full.
Li Chao glanced at the chubby boy with disdain and curled his lip.
Wukan seemed a little embarrassed and offered to have his wife make some more for us, but I refused. I wanted Wukan to find us a place to stay so we could rest in the village for a day, discuss our next steps, and then head to Zhaoyao Mountain.
Wukan wholeheartedly agreed to our decision to stay here and even hoped that we would stay in the village for a few more days to be well treated, since we had saved the lives of two young people from the village.
Staying a few more days is unlikely; we have important things to do, and the longer we are delayed, the more detrimental it will be to our operations.
Then, Wukan got up and led us to find a place to stay.
After leaving our residence in Wukan, we hadn't gone far when we saw the people from the village dragging back the dragon we had killed.
The dragon was so large that it took fifty or sixty people from the village to drag its body into the village.
Such a big nephew, I feel like the whole village might not be able to finish it even after eating it for half a month.
Many villagers gathered around the corpse of the dragon, using knives to skin and remove tendons, cutting off pieces of meat and distributing them to each household.
Not far away, another person was trying to start a fire by rubbing sticks together. He worked hard for a long time, his forehead covered in sweat, but he still couldn't get a fire going.
The people here don't even know to leave a spark or anything like that.
Upon seeing this, the slovenly Taoist priest immediately perked up, took out a lighter from the Dragon Tiger Mirror (the kind that wasn't windproof), and handed it to Wukan beside him, saying very politely, "Chief Wukan, thank you for your warm hospitality. You told us many important things. We don't have anything to give you, but please take this. It will make starting a fire easier in the future."
Wukan glanced at the lighter in the disheveled Taoist priest's hand, looking on with curiosity: "What is this?"
"This treasure is called the Fire Soul Machine. It can start a fire anytime, anywhere, which is very convenient." As he spoke, the slovenly Taoist priest demonstrated it to Wukan again. With a "click," the flame shot out. The slovenly Taoist priest also grabbed a handful of dry grass from the ground and lit it with ease.
The scene left the people of Wukan and the village speechless, and they all gathered around.
Wukan said excitedly, "Such a wonderful treasure, you gave it to me... This... This is too precious, I have nothing to give in return, I dare not accept it."
“Chief Wukan, no need to be so polite. These are free gifts. I have more here, I can give you two more.” With that, the slovenly Taoist priest took out two more lighters and gave them to Chief Wukan.
This made the Wukan chief extremely happy. Little did he know that these things only cost a few cents each in our area, and they were everywhere.
That slovenly Taoist priest probably prepared this a long time ago, ready to use it to fool people at any time.
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